jpdb beta

pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

1

show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation

2

orphanage

14

in succession; one by one

1

university town; college town

2

Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre

31

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

4

ardent; passionate; vehement

1

fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)

1

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

5

to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through

1

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

1

great detective

2

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

8

hotbed; breeding ground

5

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

2

to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true

1

to bring someone along

5

cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)

2

to drink up; to drain (cup)

1

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

3

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

1

inside one's heart; in one's mind

8

to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

1

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

5

grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous

1

echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions

1

though; notwithstanding; although

4

to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

1

to throw oneself (into an activity)

1

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

2

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

2

impossible

3

intention; aim; design

3

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

4

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

2

tactics

1

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

4

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

1

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

4

children

94

this (very thing); this precisely

3

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

2

one's own country

3

to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

2

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

5

thus

3

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

2

elementary course

1

to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

3